Paul Shipton
, b. 1963
Paul Shipton is a writer of humorous children’s books, including two set in the world of Greek mythology: The Pig Scrolls: by Gryllus the Pig (2004) and its sequel, The Pig Who Saved the World (2006). Born in Manchester in 1963, he attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Manchester University. He completed Masters degrees in both Classics and Philosophy. He spent several years teaching English as a foreign language, including a year in Turkey, before turning to freelance writing and editing. He published his first book, Zargon Zoo, in 1991, followed by Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear (1995) and its sequel Bug Muldoon and the Killer in the Rain (2000). Other works include The Mighty Skink (1996) and The Man who was Hate (2000). He is also the author of the Pigs in Planes books for younger readers, writing under the penname Paul Cooper. He divides his time between Cambridge in England and Madison, Wisconsin.
Sources:
web.archive.org (accessed: October 12, 2018);
en.wikipedia.org (accessed: October 12, 2018);
global.oup.com(accessed: October 12, 2018).
Bio prepared by Miriam Riverlea, University of New England, mriverlea@gmail.com
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